Tuesday 10 January 2012

Málaga vs Real Madrid Report

Málaga vs Real Madrid Report
By Angela Asante, January 10 2012,

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Real Madrid played with 10 men but still went through at the expense of Malaga.In the biggest surprise, Jose Mourinho opted for a 4-3-3 formation instead of his usual 4-2-3-1 format. Karim Benzema started from the bench as Kaka joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Higuain on the frontline.


For Malaga, Van Nistelrooy led the attack as a lone striker.
The match produced too much physical confrontation as both sides had an equal chance of going in front before the break. The scoreboard, however, displayed a 0-0 result at half time.With the introduction of Mesut Özil and Marcelo in replacement of Khedira and Kaka respectively, Mourinho made his intentions clear: Los Blancos were going to push forward a bit more while keeping their eyes open in defense.Still, nothing seemed to click for the visitors until Benzema stepped onto the field. The Frenchman quickly made effect as his 72nd goal won the match for Real Madrid.

Watch out for El Clasico in the Copa del Rey next up.

Real Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao; Khedira, Xabi Alonso, Lass; Kaka, Cristiano, Higuain.

Malaga: Caballero; Sergio Sanchez, Demichelis, Mathijsen, Monreal; Cazorla, Toulalan; Seba, Eliseu, Isco; Van Nistelrooy.

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